O you who believe! retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the slain, the free for the free, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female, but if any remission is made to any one by his (aggrieved) brother, then prosecution (for the bloodwit) should be made according to usage, and payment should be made to him in a good manner; this is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy; so whoever exceeds the limit after this he shall have a painful chastisement.
Tapi apabila pihak keluarga korban berhati lapang dan memilih sesuatu yang lebih baik dari itu dengan tidak menuntut balas, dan memberi maaf pada terdakwa, maka mereka berhak mendapatkan diyat. Jika itu yang dikehendaki oleh pihak keluarga korban, maka hendaknya ia menerima pilihan mereka sendiri secara sukarela tanpa menekan apalagi menggunakan kekerasan terhadap pelaku.